Accountable for lab engineering staff, cost, schedule, processes, tools and equipment across all engineering labs. Engineering hardware/ firmware/software development, IV&V, environmental labs (climatic / vibration) and anechoic test chambers. Personal statement of work, reviews and development. Driving process initiatives and innovation for reduction of cycle time and increasing quality of products. Support new business proposals and legacy product lines.

Radar Systems Test Manager overseeing systems engineering IV&V on aerial platforms

Responsible for managing all Sub-System and Spacecraft level Testing (Commercial/ Government) programs, focusing on Test and Evaluation Engineering test execution, processes and tools, people, and functional discipline/innovation in support of multi-divisional programs in the Southern California Region and across BDS. Primary responsibilities include leading employees and technical activities to create a culture of continuous improvement by communicating/deploying enterprise best practices and… Show more Responsible for managing all Sub-System and Spacecraft level Testing (Commercial/ Government) programs, focusing on Test and Evaluation Engineering test execution, processes and tools, people, and functional discipline/innovation in support of multi-divisional programs in the Southern California Region and across BDS. Primary responsibilities include leading employees and technical activities to create a culture of continuous improvement by communicating/deploying enterprise best practices and employee engagement to improve test execution, cost, quality, delivery, employee job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction. Previous to this position, he held key technical and management positions within the El Segundo NAV/Com/NCS Bus & Payload T & E organization. Prior to joining the T & E organization, he was a functional manager for the system test organization in El Segundo.Bob has over 34 years of engineering/management experience with Boeing/Hughes Aircraft starting in 1981 after serving in the U.S Army and was assigned to Systems Test Engineering supporting ground based radar Integration and Test organization. Bob then was a Integrated Product Team (IPT) manager overseeing a staff of radar field service engineers supporting customers globally, traveling internationally for over sevens years. Bob then joined the satellite system test organization as the Responsible Test Engineer (RTE) for the Milstar Satellite MDR payload. Bob has also held various project management positions and IPT roles in the satellite test organization on commercial and government programs Show less